TO OUR READERS. Very often an interesting item tuny come under your notice. You may witness some occurrence which may be of general interest to the public. We invite you to send it along, written in a short, crisp j style, the crisper the better. {/The editor will carefully peruse all communications sent, whether they be in political, social, or other form, and they will be treated as Btrictly confidential. All items must, however, be wellnuthenticnted, and from a reliable source.. All communications will bo acknow ledged in the correspondence columns. Newspaper clippings are well ac ceptable, and facts about people, such as deaths, nianiages, social events, etc. Please write on one side o£ the paper.

MAKE fOUR DIST1UCT &amp;lt; KNOWN. Concerning some parts of the dis triet news comes but seldom. This is not entirely our fault ; we have no miraculous power of knowing what is happening at all the places within our area of circulation. "It is the fault of residents in the silent places. . "Will some man or woman take the matter in hand and cause the silence to cease. If no one is doing it for your district, will you try on these lines? Send accounts of public and social events in your township and neigh borhood, such ns weddings, deaths, accidents, concei ts, matters touching district industries, etc. Write the names of persons very distinctly. Don't bother about grammar or spelling ; it's the editor's work to look sitter those trifles. The barest skeleton is enough. Write only on one side of the paper. ' Givcinformation ; out let criticism alone. Write your name and address on same corner—not for publication, but to prove good faith.

Earning. o OL'TIOAL QJTACKS aro very numori din in this country: They travc\ from hn:;-u to li/inso preying upon th^ weak ami olil with promises of m.irvoU Ions cures of all binds of " oyo troubles,'1 •.virli h patented "famous fictitious naraei} Ions." . From time to time I hnvo tried t(\ warn you. Optical Fakers aro in th$ country every week. lieliable men dc, not travel from house to house. If yot\ ^etbit" you will have no one to blamq but yourself. In addition to tho swiwU liiiji done Jjy such grafters, tho harm aut\ injuries they sell- cannot bo ovor osti* mated. I'ho pooplo should consider carefully the ropor. ttion ami h-westy of tho innij whom tliey entrust with their eyes. I visit your town every six weeks and hold consultations at the Commercial Hotel. [ do not canvass from house tc, house. Professional men do not do llul} - sort of tli!ii£r.. .My visit to your district will bo duly announced. S. B. -Abotomey, ■ Follow Spencer Optical Institute, Fellow Vietoiian Optical As...

The Wandering Cow Trouble. That th^re was a case of genera! interest on at the local court on Tuesday last was apparent by the number of people present. The Bench was occupied by Mr. Wi G. Smith, P.M., and Mr. R. Gulliver, J.P. , John H. Tonkin proceeded again A, Snell on a charge of in terfering with a-cow that \va3 being impomi led on 16th"May. • ■ .Mr. Pitcher appeared^ for in formant, and Mr. Wright-o.nith for defendant. All witnesses were ordered out of conrt. '• N _ Mr. Pitcher said that Mr. Tonkin a3 ranger, instructed a boy'to im pound Mr. Snell's cow. The de fendant opened his gate and allowed the cow to enter his yard, thus interfering with the lad. Mrs. Snell did her beat-in rescuing the cow, and succoedod, but she was assisted by Mr. Snoll.- : . J. H. Tonkin gavo evidence that he was . the ranger for .the shire. On the 15th May ho went to the railway station where the cow wm lying,on.the road. Fie locked it.in the station yard. Next morning with the assistance of a lad n...

Bereavement Notice. MR. AND MRS. R. FORD AND FAMILY desire to oxpress their sincere thanks to tboir many friends in this district fnr kind expressions of sympathy on tho occasion of thoir rccont severe boreavoruent.

nxixB'-/: ar«TffiS. There was a meeting of the Hopetonn Rifla Club at the Lake CJorrong;Hotel on Saturday evening ! last, Captain 'Pepper being in the chair. It was decided that shooting for Mr.. .Lascellea' trophy be com menced on Saturday, June 13, and be;extended over two Saturdays and two. Wednesdays. The ranges will be 300, 500 and 600 yards. Mrs. GriQin offered a trophy for competition, which offer was ac cepted with thanks. Tho return match between, the A team and the B team .will, come off at an early date, 'the losers.to p'rovido a dinner. The teams will be. eight men. aside and the B's will receive a handicap of six points par mm. Thcr-club is arranging a working b^e to erect mounds' at 700, 80.0,"900" and 1000 ;yards, sd 'it is hoped that^&amp;U' the imeinbers- who ar'e .afnxiohs» to get :their muscle3 up, and incidentally improve .their range, wilt; take a ' hand in..tbis important work: ..

Football Notes. HOPBTOCJN v R0S13BERY. The first game for the season on the local ground was played on Saturday last w'lien Rosebery visited liop'uto an to play a return friendly match-. Both teams were well re presented; and as the locals were victorious the previous Saturday the visitors fought hard to equal matters. This tliey were successful in doing, assisted no doubt by the systpm in which the team" as a whole played together. The locals would do well if they took a lesson and played a more open class of foot ball. The opportunity was availed of by the local team in trying some new" blood, "and in 6oma instances very promising play was shown. Although they havd lost some of last year's players (.whose places will be hard to fill), the team will have the garyices-'o£i-;8evoriil- who. should ^mprova Hvheiy tlie -troplly: matches begin in earnest. Amongst the now comers, J. H. Tonkin' should prove himself a valuable ad dition; playing good clever football in Saturday's match. Mr....